10th National Geographic Bee

10th National Geographic Bee
DateMay 20, 1998
LocationWashington, D.C.
WinnerPetko Peev
Age13
ResidenceGrand Rapids, Michigan
No. of contestants57
Preceded by9th National Geographic Bee
Followed by11th National Geographic Bee

The 10th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 1998, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Petko Peev of Forest Hills Central Middle School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who won a $25,000 college scholarship.[2] The 2nd-place winner, J. B. Kizer of Portsmouth, Ohio, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Evan Sparks of Westminster Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.[3][4]

1998 State Champions

StateWinner's NameGradeSchoolCity/TownNotes
AlabamaDavid HillIndian Springs
AlaskaMichael HartSoldotna
American SamoaFa’atiga Ta’afuaNua, Pago Pago
ArizonaAaron LindermanMcKemy Middle SchoolTempeWon the Arizona State Bee in 1997
ArkansasBenjamin HardyOzark
CaliforniaAustin Taylor8thRedwood ValleyTop 10 finalist
ConnecticutTim Courchaine8thJohn F. Kennedy Middle SchoolEnfieldTop 10 finalistWon the Connecticut State Bee in 1997
DelawareJohn FryWilmington
FloridaCandace BiggsLauderdale Lakes
GeorgiaAmy ColletteCommerce
GuamJason EspirituTamuning
HawaiiMatthew Ishida7thHonoluluTop 10 finalist
IdahoVictor McFarlandCoeur d’Alene
IllinoisAdam JanzenGlasford
IndianaKellie PackwoodMartinsville
LouisianaBenjamin Jones8thMonroeTop 10 finalist
MichiganPetko Peev8thForest Hills Central Middle SchoolGrand Rapids1998 Champion
MinnesotaDavid HildeOsakis
MissouriEapen Thampy8thCreve CoeurTop 10 finalistWon the Missouri State Bee in 1997
MontanaPeter YagerJoliet
NebraskaMark Sorensen7thOmahaTop 10 finalist
New HampshireMatthew LawrencePlaistow
New JerseyDavid Cohen8thCranburyTop 10 finalist
New MexicoGulliver HughesLos RanchosWon the New Mexico State Bee in 1997
New YorkMikhail TenenbaumBrooklyn
North CarolinaStanton KiddCullowhee
North DakotaPatrick HopeDickinson
OhioJohn B. Kizer, Jr.8thPortsmouthSecond Place
PennsylvaniaRaji ShankarHavertown
South CarolinaDavid Beihl7thSaluda
South DakotaJames LivingstonWatertown
TennesseeEvan Sparks8thWestminster AcademyMemphisThird Place
TexasJohn SharplessDallas
UtahJoshua TreybigSandy
VirginiaTimothy CarrLuray
West VirginiaBenjamin GraberRonceverte
WisconsinRyan MasseDeForest
WyomingJonathan AbreschWorland

References

  1. ↑ Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Geographic Bee Champions" (PDF). National Geographic. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Michigan teen is winner of National Geography Bee". Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Geography Wizard Lands National Championship". Orlando Sentinel.
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